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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
NDZ015-182200-
BISMARCK/MANDAN-BURLEIGH/MORTON ND
46.79N 100.78W ELEV. 1643 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 11 0 36 10 19
TEMP 4 8 10 6 4 4 5 10 14 23 32 32 31 25 20 17 14 17 19 14
DEWPT -2 -2 -2 -3 -4 -4 -2 2 7 13 21 24 23 16 11 8 5 4 4 3
RH 75 63 57 66 68 68 72 69 73 65 63 72 72 68 67 67 67 56 51 61
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW SE SE SE SE S S SW W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 31 27 19 10 3 6 11 14 16 16 14 13 13 13 13 12 10 12 11 8
WIND GUST 48 41 32 26 27
CLOUDS OV SC CL FW FW B2 OV OV OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 100 10 40 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C
RAIN S
SNOW L C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -21-14 -9 -9 -3 -8-11 -7 -2 10 22 22 21 13 7 4 1 4 7 3
MIN CHILL -18 -21 -12 -8 -11 -6 15 13 4 1 3
HIGH WIND W W
WINTER WEATH Y Y Y
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 2 29 16 37 15 31 16 32
TEMP 8 8 23 24 20 21 31 31 24 20 27 26 22 22 28 28
DEWPT 0 3 11 15 16 18 25 25 21 16 20 22 19 19 22 24
PWIND DIR NE S SE S NW E SE E
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 5 5 5
NDZ033-182200-
DICKINSON-STARK ND
46.80N 102.81W ELEV. 2591 FT
551 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 15 7 45 10 23
TEMP 3 7 13 11 10 13 18 23 27 39 41 35 27 21 18 16 14 20 23 19
DEWPT -1 -1 3 4 6 8 11 13 20 28 29 24 19 13 10 8 6 7 8 9
RH 83 69 63 73 83 80 73 65 74 64 62 64 71 71 70 70 70 56 52 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW W S S S S S SW W W NW W W W W W W W
WIND SPD 29 23 16 8 10 13 18 20 19 20 21 17 17 14 14 13 12 13 11 6
WIND GUST 40 33 28 32 34 27
CLOUDS B2 FW FW FW B1 B2 OV OV B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 90 30 40 10 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN C C
SNOW C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -22-14 -3 -1 -4 -2 2 8 14 29 31 25 14 8 4 2 0 7 12 10
MIN CHILL -23 -23 -10 -4 0 8 25 8 2 0 9
BLIZZARD W
HIGH WIND W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 11 37 21 42 20 36 20 36
TEMP 15 17 32 29 25 28 36 33 26 24 33 30 26 25 32 30
DEWPT 9 11 15 17 19 22 27 27 23 21 24 25 23 22 25 25
PWIND DIR SW S S SW NW S S E
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 5 5 5
NDZ044-182200-
HETTINGER-ADAMS ND
45.99N 102.63W ELEV. 2703 FT
551 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 20 8 46 13 32
TEMP 5 12 18 14 12 14 18 20 26 39 43 35 32 26 23 19 20 28 31 25
DEWPT 0 1 5 7 7 8 9 10 18 27 29 27 24 18 14 12 13 15 15 15
RH 79 60 56 73 80 76 67 64 71 62 57 72 72 71 68 74 74 58 51 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW W SE SE S S S SW W W NW NW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 36 26 18 8 5 12 18 18 16 17 18 13 13 13 13 12 11 13 12 8
WIND GUST 52 41 28 26 27 31 25 25 21 24 23
CLOUDS B2 FW CL FW B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 70 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
RAIN S
SNOW S S
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL -21 -9 2 3 3 0 2 5 13 30 35 26 22 14 11 6 8 17 21 16
MIN CHILL -23 -25 -4 0 0 7 26 14 6 6 16
HIGH WIND W
WINTER WEATH Y
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 13 39 21 45 20 38 19 41
TEMP 19 18 33 30 26 27 39 35 29 26 35 31 27 25 35 31
DEWPT 14 12 16 18 20 23 30 28 26 24 27 26 25 24 27 26
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW S SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5
NDZ011-182200-
MINOT-WARD ND
48.28N 101.27W ELEV. 1715 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 4 -4 36 0 6
TEMP 0 2 3 -1 -2 -1 4 10 16 25 33 28 19 13 10 5 2 5 6 2
DEWPT -6 -9 -8 -8 -9 -8 -4 4 10 18 23 19 11 5 1 -3 -7 -6 -6 -7
RH 75 59 59 71 71 71 68 76 77 74 66 68 70 70 66 69 65 59 57 65
WIND DIR NW NW NW N SE SE SE SE S S SW W W W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 24 14 6 5 10 16 20 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 16 14 16 13 8
WIND GUST 47 36 25 26 35 39 34 34 32 33 29 28 27 26 26
CLOUDS B2 FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 30 70 0 0
QPF 12HR 0.04 0 0.05 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 T
FRZG RAIN C
SNOW S L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -26-21-16-14-14-17-15 -9 -2 10 21 15 3 -4 -8-14-17-14-11-12
MIN CHILL -22 -26 -19 -18 -17 -7 14 -4 -14 -17 -12
BLIZZARD W
COLD WEATHER Y
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX -6 18 7 30 6 21 10 24
TEMP 0 2 13 13 13 15 25 22 16 10 15 17 16 17 21 20
DEWPT -8 -5 4 7 8 11 19 17 11 6 9 12 13 14 16 16
PWIND DIR W SE SE SW NW E S N
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
SNOW S
NDZ037-182200-
JAMESTOWN-STUTSMAN ND
46.93N 98.68W ELEV. 1499 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 12 -6 29 6 13
TEMP 0 4 4 1 -2 -4 -3 0 4 12 21 23 27 25 19 14 10 11 11 7
DEWPT -3 -4 -7 -8-10-11-10 -8 -4 5 13 18 22 19 12 7 3 1 -1 -2
RH 87 68 59 65 68 71 71 68 68 73 71 81 81 78 74 73 73 63 57 66
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW NW NW SE SE SE S S SW W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 37 36 31 20 8 2 5 13 17 19 17 13 14 17 17 17 17 18 14 10
WIND GUST 56 52 44 31 27 31 27 24 25 27 28 28 27
CLOUDS OV B2 FW CL FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 90 0 40 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.05 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 00-00
SNOW D C S C S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -28-22-21-21-17 -15-19-15 -6 7 11 15 12 4 -3 -8 -7 -5 -8
MIN CHILL -15 -28 -21 -20 -19 -18 -2 12 -3 -8 -8
BLIZZARD W W W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX -5 18 8 30 11 23 10 28
TEMP 2 2 13 14 13 15 26 26 22 19 20 18 17 18 25 23
DEWPT -6 -4 5 8 10 12 21 23 19 15 16 15 14 16 21 21
PWIND DIR W S SE S NW N SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN GN LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 10 0 5 5
NDZ001-182200-
WILLISTON-WILLIAMS ND
48.17N 103.59W ELEV. 1981 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 13 5 41 0 10
TEMP -2 4 8 7 8 12 18 23 28 38 37 26 17 13 10 6 3 6 9 7
DEWPT -8 -4 -2 0 3 6 12 18 24 29 26 16 8 3 0 -3 -5 -4 -3 -3
RH 75 68 63 72 79 76 77 81 85 70 64 65 67 63 63 66 68 62 57 63
WIND DIR NW NW W S SE SE SE S S W W NW NW W W NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 20 13 11 10 11 13 18 18 19 25 27 20 18 13 12 10 10 11 10 5
WIND GUST 32 28 29 31 40 42 33
CLOUDS B1 FW FW FW B1 OV OV OV B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC
POP 12HR 80 70 60 0 5
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.05 0.03 0 0
SNOW 12HR T T 00-00
FRZG RAIN L
SNOW C L
OBVIS BS BS
WIND CHILL -25-14 -7 -8 -7 -3 2 9 15 27 25 12 1 -2 -5 -9-12-10 -5 -3
MIN CHILL -25 -25 -11 -9 -2 10 12 -2 -9 -12 -8
BLIZZARD W
COLD WEATHER Y
HIGH WIND W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX -2 27 14 32 7 26 13 28
TEMP 5 7 20 21 20 21 28 24 16 12 21 22 20 18 23 23
DEWPT -1 2 12 14 15 17 22 19 11 8 16 19 17 16 19 20
PWIND DIR SE SE SE SW N SE SE E
WIND CHAR LT LT GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 10 5 5 10
NDZ021-182200-
GARRISON-MCLEAN ND
47.62N 101.39W ELEV. 1936 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 7 -1 36 3 11
TEMP 1 4 6 4 1 2 6 11 16 26 33 29 22 17 13 10 6 9 11 6
DEWPT -3 -5 -5 -4 -4 -3 0 5 11 19 24 22 16 9 5 2 -2 -3 -2 -2
RH 83 65 60 68 79 79 76 76 80 74 69 75 77 70 70 69 69 57 55 69
WIND DIR NW NW NW N SE SE SE S S S SW W W W W W NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 29 24 16 8 5 11 16 20 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 14 13 13 12 6
WIND GUST 44 35 27 27 34 34 32 33 31 31 29 28 26 24 24
CLOUDS OV FW FW FW SC B2 OV OV OV B1 SC B1 B2 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 100 30 60 5 0
QPF 12HR 0.03 0 0.06 0 0
SNOW 12HR 1 00-00 T
FRZG RAIN C
SNOW C L C
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -24-18-12 -9-10-15-12 -8 -1 12 21 17 7 1 -4 -7-11 -7 -4 -6
MIN CHILL -22 -24 -15 -15 -14 -7 16 1 -7 -11 -6
BLIZZARD W
HIGH WIND W W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX -2 25 12 33 10 25 13 28
TEMP 3 6 19 19 17 19 28 27 19 16 21 21 19 19 25 23
DEWPT -4 0 10 12 13 16 22 22 16 12 15 18 17 17 20 20
PWIND DIR SW SE SE SW NW E SE E
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1
POP 12HR 10 0 5 10 20 5 5 5
SNOW S
NDZ043-182200-
BOWMAN-BOWMAN ND
46.18N 103.40W ELEV. 2959 FT
551 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
MST 3HRLY 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 22 11 46 13 31
TEMP 4 12 18 16 15 18 21 24 31 42 43 35 30 25 21 19 19 27 30 25
DEWPT -1 3 8 9 11 13 12 15 23 31 30 27 24 17 14 13 13 15 16 16
RH 79 66 64 73 84 80 68 68 72 65 60 72 78 71 74 77 77 60 55 68
WIND DIR NW NW NW SW S S S S S SW W NW NW NW W W W W W W
WIND SPD 34 24 17 10 10 14 18 17 17 19 21 17 16 13 12 11 11 13 13 9
WIND GUST 47 34 31 32
CLOUDS B2 FW FW SC B1 OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 FW FW FW SC FW FW
POP 12HR 60 20 20 30 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S S
SNOW C C
OBVIS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -22 -8 3 4 2 4 6 10 20 33 34 25 19 13 9 7 7 16 19 16
MIN CHILL -26 -27 -4 2 4 11 25 13 7 5 16
BLIZZARD W
HIGH WIND W
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
MST 6HRLY 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17 23 05 11 17
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 15 39 24 45 23 38 21 41
TEMP 20 20 33 30 28 28 39 35 29 27 35 32 28 27 35 32
DEWPT 15 13 17 19 21 24 31 30 26 24 28 27 26 24 28 27
PWIND DIR SW S S W W S SE SE
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN LT GN LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 5 10 0 5 5
NDZ045-182200-
SELFRIDGE-SIOUX ND
46.04N 100.92W ELEV. 2185 FT
651 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025
DATE THU 12/18/25 FRI 12/19/25 SAT 12/20/25
CST 3HRLY 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
MAX/MIN 12 5 38 15 24
TEMP 5 9 10 8 6 7 9 13 17 25 34 33 33 29 24 20 17 21 24 19
DEWPT 0 -2 -2 -2 -2 0 1 2 8 16 23 24 26 19 13 11 8 8 9 9
RH 79 60 57 63 69 72 69 61 67 68 64 69 75 66 62 67 67 56 52 64
WIND DIR NW NW NW NW E SE S S S S SW W W NW NW NW W NW NW NW
WIND SPD 39 34 25 13 6 12 19 24 21 18 16 14 18 19 18 17 13 13 12 10
WIND GUST 57 49 39 26
CLOUDS OV SC CL FW FW B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 OV OV B1 FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 80 10 20 20 0
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR T 00-00 00-00
FRZG RAIN S
RAIN S
SNOW L S S S S S
OBVIS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS BS
WIND CHILL -22-15-11 -8 -6 -9-10 -6 0 11 24 23 22 16 10 5 3 8 12 7
MIN CHILL -17 -22 -15 -9 -10 -6 17 16 5 2 7
HIGH WIND W W
WINTER WEATH Y
DATE SUN 12/21/25 MON 12/22/25 TUE 12/23/25 WED 12/24/25
CST 6HRLY 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MIN/MAX 10 32 22 39 20 31 20 34
TEMP 14 14 26 26 24 25 34 32 27 24 28 27 25 24 29 28
DEWPT 7 8 15 17 19 21 27 27 24 21 22 23 22 22 25 26
PWIND DIR SW S SE SW NW SE SE E
WIND CHAR GN GN GN GN GN GN GN GN
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5
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